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<h1>
view preferences</h1>
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<p>
This view contains all the Jajuk preferences. You will have to press the <i>
Apply</i>
 button in the lower part of the view to actually apply changes. You can reset everything to the <i>
factory defaults</i>
 by clicking on the <i>
restore defaults</i>
 button (the changes are then applied).</p>
<p>
<i>
Security notice</i>
: all passwords set here (proxy password, Last.FM password...) are *not* stored in clear in the jajuk configuration files but obfuscated</p>
<p>
Note that few <a href="hardly_used_options.html">
hardly used options</a>
 are not accessible using the graphical interface but can be set by editing the configuration file. </p>
<h2>
Options tab</h2>
<p>
This tab contains some general options:</p>
<ul>
<li>
<b>
Language</b>
 [default=your system locale if supported or English otherwise]: Interface language. Needs a restart to be taken into account.</li>
<li>
<b>
Only show available tracks</b>
 [default=false]: If checked, Jajuk will become unaware of all items located on unmounted devices. It can be useful if you won't see tracks from unavailable devices.</li>
<li>
<b>
Push on selection</b>
 [default=false]: If checked, Jajuk default behaviour when double-clicking on a track or when selecting an item in instant search box will be to push it into the queue, not to play it.</li>
<li>
<b>
Push on drop</b>
 [default=true]: If checked, Jajuk default behaviour when drag and dropping a track will be to push it into the queue, not to play it.</li>
<li>
<b>
Synchronize tree and table view</b>
 [default=false]: If checked, table view will only display files (physical view) or tracks (logical view) from tree view selection.</li>
<li>
<b>
Enable Hotkeys</b>
 [default=false][Windows only]: Use hotkeys so keystrokes (see list in <a href="keys_shortcuts.html">
keys shortcuts</a>
) like F8 work even out of Jajuk.</li>
<li>
<b>
Use parent directory as album name</b>
 [default=true]: If the album tag is not available, take parent directory name as album name.</li>
</ul>
<h2>
Modes tab</h2>
<p>
This tab contains player engine preferences:</p>
<ul>
<li>
<b>
Intro begin position (%)</b>
 [default=0]: For intro mode, beginning track position in percent.</li>
<li>
<b>
Intro length (sec)</b>
 [default=20]: For intro mode, track length in seconds.</li>
<li>
<b>
Cross-fade duration</b>
 [default=0]: Cross-fade duration in secs between two tracks. Zero means no cross-fade.</li>
<li>
<b>
Cross fade duration (seconds)</b>
 [default=10]: Define cross fade between two tracks. If mplayer is not available, the cross fade is not always honored </li>
<li>
<b>
Best of playlist size</b>
 [default=20]: Size of the <i>
bestof</i>
 smart playlist (see <a href="using_playlists.html">
using playlists</a>
)</li>
<li>
<b>
Time limit of novelties (days)</b>
 [default=30]: After this number of day since first refresh, the tracks are no more novelties and will not be chosen any more by the novelties function (Command view).</li>
<li>
<b>
Number of visible planned tracks</b>
 [default=10]: In Playlist editor view, number of visible planned tracks (see <a href="view_playlist_editor.html">
view playlist editor</a>
).</li>
</ul>
<h2>
GUI tab</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<b>
Font size</b>
 [default=12]: font size used mainly in tree and table views</li>
<li>
<b>
Theme</b>
 [default=Orange]: Color theme to use</li>
<li>
<b>
Watermarks</b>
 [default=Image]: watermark to use</li>
<li>
<b>
Watermark image</b>
 [default=default jajuk background]: set here a custom image if you previously selected image watermark</li>
<li>
<b>
Show album popups</b>
 [default=true]: Should Jajuk show popups on thumbs (mainly in <a href="view_catalog.html">
view catalog</a>
 and <a href="view_suggestions.html">
view suggestions</a>
)</li>
<li>
<b>
Show balloons</b>
 [default=false]: Should jajuk show a popup detailing new launched tracks ?</li>
<li>
<b>
Catalog view preferences / Catalog view page size</b>
 [default=200]: set here the number of albums by page in the <a href="view_catalog.html">
view catalog</a>
. Zero means all in one</li>
<li>
<b>
Perspective bar icons size</b>
 [Default=32 pixels, from 16 to 56 pixels]: set here the size of the perspective chooser buttons on the left. Under 32 pixels, the text under buttons is no more displayed.</li>
</ul>
<h2>
Startup tab</h2>
<p>
This tab is used to select Jajuk startup mode [default=Last one at last position]:</p>
<ul>
<li>
<b>
Nothing</b>
: no track at all is launched at startup.</li>
<li>
<b>
Last one from beginning</b>
: last track is fully played.</li>
<li>
<b>
Last one at last position</b>
: last track is launched at position you stopped it when exiting Jajuk.</li>
<li>
<b>
Shuffle track</b>
: A shuffle track from the entire collection.</li>
<li>
<b>
Best of track</b>
: A track from your best of..</li>
<li>
<b>
Novelties</b>
: A track from your novelties.</li>
<li>
<b>
Track</b>
: choose a track by making a search in the text field and clicking of wanted track.</li>
</ul>
<h2>
Patterns tab</h2>
<p>
This tab is used to fine tune several patterns</p>
<ul>
<li>
<b>
File Organizer</b>
: set pattern used when using the <a href="files_organizer.html">
files organizer</a>
.</li>
<li>
<b>
Animation view</b>
: set text pattern of <a href="view_animation.html">
view animation</a>
 (variables are the same that Organizer's pattern)</li>
<li>
<b>
Frame title</b>
: set text pattern of Jajuk main window</li>
</ul>
<h2>
History tab</h2>
<p>
This tab is used to tune the History bar (in <a href="view_command.html">
view command</a>
). Note: the history data is in the <i>
{home directory}/.jajuk/history.xml</i>
 file.</p>
<ul>
<li>
<b>
History duration</b>
 [default=-1]: Number of days you want to keep history. -1: infinite, 0: no history.</li>
<li>
<b>
Clear History</b>
 button: Clears the history bar.</li>
<li>
<b>
Reset ratings</b>
 button: Reset all tracks ratings to zero.</li>
</ul>
<h2>
Last.FM</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<b>
Enable Last.FM information queries</b>
: Allow jajuk to make queries to Last.FM web services in order to display various information on playing artist like similar artists and others albms in the <a href="view_suggestions.html">
view suggestions</a>
</li>
<li>
<b>
Scrobble my listening</b>
: Allow Jajuk to send information on titles you listen to Last.FM website in order to feed your Last.FM profile (check http://last.fm website)</li>
<li>
<b>
Last.FM user name</b>
: Last.FM login name you used when creating your Last.FM profile</li>
<li>
<b>
Last.FM password</b>
: Last.FM password you used when creating your Last.FM profile</li>
</ul>
<h2>
Covers tab</h2>
<p>
This tab is used to tune covers (see <a href="view_cover.html">
view_cover</a>
).</p>
<ul>
<li>
<b>
Shuffle cover</b>
 [default=false]: Shuffle covers when playing a new album.</li>
<li>
<b>
Use auto cover</b>
 [default=true]: Grab remote covers from the Web.</li>
<li>
<b>
Cover size</b>
 [default=medium or large]: Cover size</li>
</ul>
<h2>
Confirmation tab</h2>
<p>
This tab is used to tune confirmations.</p>
<ul>
<li>
<b>
Before physically deleting a file</b>
 [default=true]: Ask before physically and definitively deleting a file.</li>
<li>
<b>
Before exiting Jajuk</b>
 [default=false]: Ask before quitting Jajuk.</li>
<li>
<b>
Before removing a device</b>
 [default=true]: Ask before removing a device. No data will be deleted on your disk but the device will be deleted from the Jajuk database.</li>
<li>
<b>
Before physically deleting a cover</b>
 [default=true]: Ask before physically and definitively deleting a cover (image file).</li>
<li>
<b>
Before clearing history</b>
 [default=true]: Ask before clearing history in history bar.</li>
<li>
<b>
Before reseting ratings</b>
 [default=true]: Ask before reseting all tracks ratings to zero.</li>
<li>
<b>
Before organizing files</b>
 [default=true]: Ask before organizing files (see <a href="files_organizer.html">
Files organizer</a>
)</li>
</ul>
<h2>
Network tab</h2>
<p>
This tab is used to tune network options (useful if used inside a corporate network for example)</p>
<ul>
<li>
Select your HTTP proxy [Default: no proxy] : <b>
No proxy</b>
 <b>
HTTP proxy</b>
 or <b>
SOCKS</b>
 proxy</li>
<li>
<b>
Proxy host name</b>
 [default=<b>
proxy</b>
, only if Use a HTTP proxy is set]: Proxy host name or IP address.</li>
<li>
<b>
Proxy port</b>
 [default=<b>
3128</b>
 (sometimes 8080 for some proxies), only if Use a HTTP proxy is set]: Proxy port</li>
<li>
<b>
Proxy user name</b>
 [no default]: Proxy user name</li>
<li>
<b>
Proxy password</b>
 [no default]: Proxy password</li>
<li>
<b>
Connection timeout in seconds</b>
 [default=5]: Timeout in seconds when establishing a connection to a server</li>
</ul>
<h2>
Advanced tab</h2>
<p>
This tab is used to tune some Jajuk advanced parameters</p>
<ul>
<li>
<b>
Use Regexp in filters</b>
 [default=false]: Use regexp strings like <i>
.*foo.*</i>
 in the filter field of the Table view.</li>
<li>
<b>
Backup size (MB)</b>
 [default=20, only if <i>
Backup collection file</i>
 option is set]: Maximum backup size of all collection file backups (collection_&lt;date&gt;.xml files in jajuk repository).</li>
<li>
<b>
Collection charset</b>
 [default=UTF-8]: Collection charset. UTF-16 is optimized for Asian languages and UTF-8 is optimized for European languages.</li>
<li>
<b>
Log level</b>
 [default=Error in normal mode, debug in debug mode (-debug)]: Set the verbosity of logs in your <i>
{Jajuk repository}/jajuk.log</i>
 file. Please set to <i>
Debug</i>
 before sending us a bug.</li>
<li>
<b>
Mplayer path</b>
 [default=none]: force mplayer path</li>
<li>
<b>
Mplayer arguments</b>
 [default=none]: Additional MPlayer arguments (see mplayer documentation for details): <ul>
<li>
to set your sound server: '-ao esd', '-ao arts'</li>
<li>
to have only the sound of video: '-novideo' </li>
<li>
to configure a sound equalizer '-af equalizer=0:0:0:0:0:-1:-1:-1:-1:-1'</li>
<li>
for audio normalization use '-af volnorm'</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<b>
Environment variables</b>
 [default=nonel]: Set environment variables used by the audio player (ARTS_SERVER under KDE or ESPEAKER under Gnome for ie). Format: var1=xx var2=yyy...</li>
<li>
<b>
Jajuk home path</b>
 [default=user home directory]: Set the directory containing Jajuk configuration. This directory is called the Jajuk <i>
workspace</i>
, it contains one or more Jajuk <i>
repository</i>
 (.jajuk directories, one for each test release and one single for final release)</li>
<li>
<b>
Check Jajuk updates</b>
 [default=true]: Allow Jajuk at every startup to check on the jajuk website if a new release becomes available (can be forced manually using the Help menu-&gt; check for updates)</li>
<li>
<b>
Discovery date = file date</b>
 [default=false]: If checked, jajuk use the file date (in the operating system meaning) as discovery date, not the current date. This date is used for novelties features or for statistics.</li>
</ul>
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